Pharmacy
As part of its FY19 budget request, the agency is looking into how to leverage PDMPs to track suspected abuse to DEA.
Revenue Cycle
A more transparent formulary design enables pharma companies of all sizes to be listed on the exchange, giving consumers more choice and leading to lower out-of-pocket expense, the company says.
Compliance
Passed unanimously by the House, the bill would require annual review of controlled substance prescribing patterns of providers.
Electronic Health Records
A consolidated architecture that combines patient EHR data with medication information could enable more informative and actionable medication alert systems, Charlie Hart says.
HIE
The collective aims to give providers the full prescribing history of patients to reduce opioid misuse and abuse.
Patient Engagement
The group held its first meeting in hopes to encourage broader participation among its 2,500-plus members across U.S. and abroad.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Patty Murray, Tim Kaine and others want to know where the administration is spending money and what actions have been taken to combat the crisis – especially on telemedicine initiatives.
Nebraska Health Information Initiative CEO said agency is trying to avoid adverse medical effects to reduce readmissions.
Interoperability
The Center for Supply Chain Studies study is a proof of concept effort to show blockchain in action, while the second focuses on temperature-controlled environments of the supply chain.
Interoperability
The nonprofit aims to press Congress for PDMP interoperability between states and more accessible data.